PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mama Tosen (ranked 155 p4p, 209 weight class) and Anthony Merel (ranked 12 p4p, 18 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tosen
vs
Merel

177 cm
36
150
24 - 15 - 0

171 cm
32
152
23 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mama Tosen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Merel!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Hugh Johnson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merel moves out of range of the strikes.
Tosen needs to keep his hands up - Merel had a free shot at his head there.
Merel has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tosen throws a lazy right hand but Merel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tosen slips a straight right by Merel.
Merel throws a jab when Tosen was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Merel, as that shot connected.
Merel slips under a jab from Tosen.
Merel looks to land a left hand but Tosen moved out of range nicely.
Merel avoids the body shot from Tosen.
Tosen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tosen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tosen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tosen misses with a low kick.
Tosen throws a shot from downtown. Merel moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Merel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tosen punishes Merel's body with a nice straight punch.
Tosen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hammer House of Horror in the buildup to the fight.
Tosen defending well as Merel loads up on a big left hand.
Tosen throws a hook but Merel blocks it.
Tosen throws a looping overhand right but Merel ducks down to avoid it.
Tosen looks to land a right hand but Merel moved out of range.
Tosen tries to close the distance and clinch but Merel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Merel blocks a jab.
Tosen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A jab lands there for Merel.
Tosen throws a sloppy head kick and Merel moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Tosen.
Merel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tosen throws out a loose jab but Merel uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tosen misses with a hook
and Merel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merel throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Tosen misses.
Tosen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tosen.
Merel looks to land a right hand but Tosen moved out of range.
Tosen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Anthony Merel has been cut.
Merel throws a big shot that misses.
Merel keeps the fight on the outside.
Tosen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tosen misses with a shot to the body
and Merel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tosen.
Tosen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Merel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merel circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Merel. Tosen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Merel.
Tosen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Merel missing with a left hand there. Tosen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Tosen. Beautiful body shot.
Merel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tosen throws out the jab.
Merel ducks under a wild hook from Tosen.
Tosen thuds his right hand into Merel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tosen scores with a spinning back kick!
Merel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tosen.
Merel throws a lazy right hand but Tosen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tosen misses with a straight right.
Merel appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tosen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mama Tosen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Merel misses with a lunging right hand

and Tosen counters with a right hand that sends Merel tumbling to the canvas! Can Tosen finish him? He dives into Merel's guard looking to do just that!

Merel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merel looking to control.
Merel is still in real trouble! Can Tosen finish him?
Tosen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tosen pushes down on Merel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Tosen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Tosen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Merel has given up his back. Will we see Tosen going for some submissions?
Merel seems to have recovered his senses.
Tosen is looking to control Merel but Merel is wriggling around and keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mama Tosen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Merel's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Merel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tosen manages to avoid it.
Tosen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Tosen misses.
Tosen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Merel.
Mama Tosen is winning the standup battle so far.
Merel drops his hands momentarily and Tosen needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Merel just on the top of the head. Merel drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Merel - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mama Tosen!
Mama Tosen is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Mama Tosen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.